Cloth-laying machine.



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CLOTH LAYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 111111111912.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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CLOTH LAYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.13,1912.

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M. ISAACS.

CLOTH LAYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED 11,111.13, 1912.

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i l MOSES lISAACS, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Y Patented May 13, 13913.

Be it known that I, Mosrs IsAAos, a cit-izen of the Unit-ed States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the co-unty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cloth- Laying Machine, o-f which the following is a full, clear,` and exact description.

My 'invention is a' cloth laying machine and is designed totake cloth, such as woolen cloth that is folded in half,lengthwise, and lay it upon a table in an-even pile of layers, for the purpose 'of cutting it into pieces, to make 'parts of clothing. The machine ,is made to t-ake pieces of such cloth which are either in a roll or in folds.

Reference is'to be had t0 the accompanying drawings fo-rming a .part of this specification, in which the same characters of reference indicate the same parts in all the views. v

Figure' 1 is a side elevation of.my improved cloth laying machine and table or 1 stand therefor; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improved cloth laying machine, on' the line '2-2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof; Fig.4 is a transverse vertical Ysectional view taken through the center of the pivot for the cloth supporting frame on the machine; Fig. 5 is adetail view, sho-wing the manner in which l. the cloth passes over the'rollers from the bolt or roll; Fig. 6 is a section on the linev 6 6 of Fig. 7; Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a top 'plan view o-f a portion of the cutter guide; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one end of the tensioning device carried by my improved' cloth laying machine; Fig. 10 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the tensioning device shown on Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a view of a modification used in connection with my cloth laying machine for the purpose of laying such cloths as are not folded in half length- Wise, into folds of any-.desired length; Fig. 12 is an kend-view of the` construction shown in Fig. 11; Figs.' 13 and 14 are side and end elevationsk respectively of a measuring device; Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a modlfied form of cloth laying machine, and Fig. 16

` is a view of a detail.v

On the drawings, lgis asten@ 0.1' table;

` Application mea March 1a, 1912. serial No. 683,514. f

along one-(if the longitudinal edges .ofwhich i 1s placed a rail 2. This rail has a pro'ecting rim or edge 3 on its'upper side, an j fixed -to the side of the table that the top of this rim will be flush Vwith the table top, but will be separated from the edge of the table by means of a groove 4.

5 is a truck forming a part ofmy cloth laying machine, this truck havin a pair of flanged wheels 6 on one side, whic run upon the rim 3 yon the rail 2, and-.a pairof fiat wheels 7 onthe opposite side, which move upc-n the smooth surface of the table. Adjacent one end of this truck is arranged a rack 8, which serves to support a bolt or roll of cloth and to let out the same when the cloth is to be laid. This rack is pivoted on 'a central bolt 8', 'and lcarries a pivoted 'shelf 11, which is attached to sup orts 9,

which are secured to the ends of t e shelf 11 adjacent one of the longitudinal edges thereof. Braces 10 are joined at lone end to the supports 9, and at the other end to the is sov shelf 11, adjacent the opposite longitudinal f edge, to strengthen the same and enable the shelf 11 to bear the weight ofthe roll of cloth, shown at 13. The end supports -9 @are both pivoted atl their lower ends to the cloth rack 8, and have projections .fromv their inner faces to be engaged by hooks 9', carried by thesides of the rack, in order that the shelf may be held in upright position.

The rack 8 carries a transverse roller 14v at the top thereof, overwhich the cloth passes, and this roller has at one. end a pinion 15 engaged by a gear 16 having'. thereon a handle 17. This handle is turned by hand when the car'is moved over the surface of the table to rotate the roller 14 andpay out the cloth.

18 and v19 are rollers carried by the rack v8, these rollers being arranged transversely wit-h respect to the truck 5, andthe cloth when itis being paid out passes over the same.

' The .bolt or roll of cloth lis partly unwound, and then laidA upon the shelf 11 in such position that the loose .end will lie at the bottom of the roll, restin'gdirect-ly upon 'the shelf 11 and extending to the left. This loose end is carried up around the roller 14, then down again under the roll 13,v and then up a second time over the roller 14. It is then passed over the roller 18 and under the roller 19, and out over the end of the truck 5. When the truck 5 moves to the left, the crank 17 is rotated by hand. Thiscauses the roller 14 to revolve, paying out the roll 13. The moment the roll 13 begins to move, the roll 13 will begin to revolve around its longitudinal a'Xis. If the hooks 9 be now released, the roll 13 as it rotates will -knock over the shelf 9, causing it to fall into the position shown on Fig. 2. The roll of cloth will then be supported in suspended position and will turn freely as the cloth is paid out, owing to the continued rotation of the roller 14. j

At the opposite end of the truck 5 is arranged a plate 20, t-his plate 20 being of some smooth material andeXtending trans- Versely of the truck across the terminal edge. Above the plate 20 is a tension de-` vice which consists of a'bar 21, carrying on its lower surface a facing of suit-able clo-th, indicated by the numeral 22, side strips 22 being employed to engage the-edges of this facing of cloth and hold it in position. The cloth normally passes over the plate 20 and beneath the cloth facing 22 of the tensioning device, as lshown on Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10.

At the ends of the tensioning device 21, and adjacent the forward corners thereof, are arranged two pairs of guide blocks 23, each pair of these guide blocks 23 receiving a sliding shoe 24, these sliding shoes being two in inumber and having pivot pins 25 projecting therefrom, and the ends of these `pms beingreceived by apertures in plates 2,6, carried by the ends of the tensioning device 21. The lower ends of these shoes 24 each have longitudinal slots 27; and 28 are fastening yscrews passing through the slots 27 in the slidin shoes 24, and engaging the blocks 23 to ho d the shoes 24 in adjusted position. By means of this construction the forward edge of the tension device 21 can be raised slightly, as shown on Fig. 10, causing it to engageJ the cloth adjacent the rear edge. of the cloth facing 22. By lowering 4the tensioning device 21 some in front, a

larger width of the cloth facing ,22 will come in contact with the cloth, and the result will be that the u pper half of the layer of cloth will be stretched as it passes.

5 are extensions which project longitudinally from the sides of the truck 5 beyond the end whereon is mounted the tension device 21; .and 29 and 30 are transverse guide bars mountedl in the extensions 5 at their opposite ends. The bar 30 forms part of a rectangular frame 31, which consists of side members 32 joinedat their upper ends to a length of transverse tubing 30', which is mounted upon the bar 30. Two transverse bars 33 connect the side members 32 of the frame 31 together at the lower part of this frame, and 34 is a quadrant carried by one of the extensions 5 by means of which the frame 31 can be raised or lowered and held in such raised or lowered position, as desired. This quadrant 34 has a curved slot therein which receives a binding nut 35, suitably carried by one of the flat arms 32 of the frame 31, to hold the frame 31 in adjusted position, above the pile of cloth being laid'.

36 are bolts having wing-nuts on their outer ends, one of' these bolts being carriedl in the lower end of each of the side arms 32 of the frame 31.

width of the cloth, as shown on Fig. 3, and

on the under side of this guide 38 project a series of points 42. These points fit in corresponding holes in a board or plate 40, this board or plate 40 being attached to the under side of the bar 38 by means of springs, shown at 45. This board 40 is slotted to correspond to the slot 39, and the springs 45 hold the board 40 a certain distance away from the under side of the bar 38. Beneath the board 40 and carried at its ends by the side arms 32 of the frame 31, is a third transverse bar 41, this bar having a slot or ,groove 43 therein, which registers with the slot 39 in the bar 38, and having openings or'recesses 44 beneath the openings in the plate or board 40, to receive the points 42. The cloth, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, passes between the plate 40 and the bar 41, but when the bar 38 and the plate 40 secured to the same are raised by moving the same around their pivot bolts 36, the cloth slides freely over the bar 41.

When it is desired to cut the cloth, the bar -forced down untilthe points 42 pass through the cloth'into the openings 44 inthe bar 41. These points hold the cloth securely in position, and to cut the eloth crosswise it is only necessary to insert the blade of a sharp knife 46 into the slot 39 and make a cut from one edge of the cloth to the other. When the guide is'swung up, the springs 45 press the plate 40 outward to keep the points 42 from projecting.

46 are standards arranged at the end of the table 1 on each side thereof, and a `transverse bar extends across from one standard to the other. On this bar are pivotally rPhe inner ends of these` bolts 36 serve as pivot pins for a pair ofv l the weighted bar 48.

" racks 52.

When `the cloth is tovbe laid, the truck 5 of course is adjacent the right -end o-f the table 1, and as it is -moved to the left the handle 17 of th'e gear 16must be turned to pay out the glotlrf-rom thebolt or roll suspended in'the cloth rack' 8.v The" outer end ,of the cloth will be securely held on the table by means `of the weighted bar 48, and

as the cloth is paid out-thetension devicev will cause the two/yers inwhich the cloth is folded to be laid smoothly and evenly, with the weft-*threads arranged? straight across. the table top. When the required length has been paid out, the kbar 38 is forced down to caise the points 42 carried thereby to'stick into the Acloth between the plate 4Qand-'bar 4-1, and the length desired is then severed. j

Fig. 11 illustrates a way ^of laying single ply cloth, when suchclo-th is to be handled. I make use ofthe truck 5.as'before. The cloth is fastened down to the top of the tablel at itsouter end by means of awls 50; and a pair of uprights 51 vis secured to the'sides of the tablev adjacent its end.l Af' similar palr of uprights 52 is secured to the' 35 sides of the table remote from the upright-s v51, and adjacent each of the uprights 52 I place a pair of'vertical racks 52. These racks 52 have a series `of notclies53 on their edgesy adjacent the uprights 52, -to receive a bar54, the said bar beinglonger than the width .of the cloth, so as to reach .from the rack 52 on one side to a corresponding rack opposite. The uprights 51 and 52 and the racks 52 will, of course, be spaced far enough apart toallow the frame 31 to pass `between them. vTo lay the cloth, the vouter end is fastened to the top of the table lby means ofthe awls 50, andthe truck is then moved to` the left, paying out the cloth in the usual Way. When it has `passed to such a distance that the end of the frame 31 clears' the uprightsl 52, itis stopped, and

one of .the bars 54 is laid across the layer o-f cloth, the ends of "this bar lying between the uprights '52 and the racks 52', and rest,- ing in one of the notches 53 carried on the j The truck is then moved back until the bars33 are past the luprights 51, and: a similar rod 54 is then laid across the second fold 4of cloth, so that it will prevent this layer from being pulled back with the truck when the same has vstarted on its nef-t outward movement. The irst'bar 54 c yn now `be removed, as whatever pull is exerted that is, it can be swung around until the rolls 18 and 19 are supported above the rear edge of the truck 5. In this position the cloth can be laid when the truck passes to the' left, by causing it to pass under the pass outward over both the rollers 18 and `19, asIv shown in dotted lines on Fig. 5.

` Figs. 13 and 14 are view s-of acloth measporting arm 55, .attached to the rack 8, and bearing a roller 56. This roller 'rests on 4the surface of the. cloth passing over the roller 14, and \is rotated as the cloth is paid 56, to indicate the number of revolutions.'

Fig. 15 is a view of a modification of a an ,inclined pivoted supportl 58,\'which has longitudinally slotted arms 59 connectedv to its sides'to support thesame in adjusted po- .f"sition. Suitable screws 60, carried in the sides of the truck 57, engage the slotsL in the arms 59, and serve as fastening devices therefor. 61 isa pile of elo-th laid in folds by being passed'over the inclined support 58,

the guide frame 31. This guide frame 31 is adjustable the same by the truck'5. As the pile of cloth .61 is lessened, the support 58 is of course lowered to keep its upper edge approximately level with the top of the pile; While the cloth pile from ,being tumbled or pulled over.

is shownas folded lengthwise, the same as I may use this apparatus to'lay a single ply of cloth as well;l and the same is true of the cloth laying apparatus shown on Fig-2.

It will be understood that the form of t-ruckshown in Fig. 15 is especially useful in handling cloth which is piled in folds or layers in the manner shown in Fig. 1/1, `for the purpose of cutting cloth so filed into the requisite lengths to be worked into the form of garments. I.

' I Wish yto reserve to myselfv the right Ito 'make such` small changes in the shape, size within the truck, arranging the layers so that it vwill on the truck 57, and thiscloth is paid out as the guide frame carried v is being paid out, the support 58 keeps the Thecloth in the pile 61 shown on Fig. 15l

and arrangementl of the parts as fairly fall observed that theloth rack Sis reversible,

uring deviceA which comprlses a pivotal supout. A suitable registering device is connected to the spindle of the roller or disk #cloth laying truck, the body of lwhich is indicated at` 57 This truckis provided with out under the tension device 21,-and through f the cloth in the roll 13, but'it is obvious that a relat-ively movable member consisting of a bar having a plate yieldably attached to the bottom thereof, said bar and said plate having slots therethrough to register with the slot in the stat-ionary member, said plate having lholes therethrough to register with the recesses in the stationary member, andv a plurality of pointed projections to extend from the lower surface of said bar throughl the holes in the plate into the recesses in the lower.member, when the cloth is laid on the upper facel of the relatively stationary member, and the relatively movable member is brought into engagement therewith, so that the lpointed projections on the relatively movable member willv engage the cloth and hold the same against movement when the cutter knife is moved through t-he guide slots to sever the cloth. j

2. In a cloth laying machine, a tension. ing attachment consisting of a bar adapted to rest upon the top surface of the cloth that is being laid, a pair of sliding shoes pivoted tothe ends of the bar adjacent the forward edge thereof, guide blocks receiving said sliding shoes, said sliding shoes having slots therein, and fastening bolts passing through said slots and engaging said guide blocks to hold said sliding shoes and the forward edge of said bar 1n adjusted position.

3. Cloth laying apparatus comprising' a stand and-uprights arranged in two pairs ony opposite sides of said stand, said pairs of upright-s being spaced apart, a movable truck having a guide frame projecting from one end, said frame being adapted to move between said uprightsv from one pair to another, transverse bars engaging the sides of said uprights around which bars the cloth is adapted to be folded, said bars being removable to permit any number of folds of cloth to be laid down between thel uprights by the cloth laying machine'as may be desired, and a vertical rack bar associated with each member of one pair of said uprights, said rack bar having notches in its'face, in which one of thetransverse rdsiisreceived.l

4. Cloth laying apparatus comprising a movable truck havingl an inclined pivoted support mounted on the top thereof, and

means for raisin and lowering the upper edge of said inclined pivoted support, said support servingas a guide for a folded ile `of cloth, to keep the same from being puiled over or tumbled as the cloth is paid out.

5.' A clothl laying device comprising a machine,

smooth plate overy which the cloth passes,

and a tension device comprising a transverse bar supported above saidplate and adapted to rest upon the cloth, said bar hav` ing a facing of fabric to engage the upper surface of the cloth and tension the same as the cloth is paid out.

6. In a clot-h laying device, a tensioning attachment comprising a smo-oth bar transversely arranged with respect to the cloth that is to be laid, said bar being located to have the clot-h pass over its upper surface, a transverse bar supported above said smooth bar and having a facing of fabric on its lower side to engage the top surface of the cloth, and means for supportingpsaid transverse bar in adjusted position.

y7. In a cloth laying device, a tensioning attachment comprising a smooth bar located in position to have the cloth pass'over its upper surface, a bar resting upon the upper surface of the cloth and having a facing' of fabric on its lower side to have frictional engagement with the cloth, and means for raising and lowering the forward edge of said bar so as to tilt said bar to a certain eX` tent around its rear edge, and cause a greatervor smaller width of the fabric facing on the under side of said bar to be brought ito frictional contact with the upper surface of the cloth that is being laid. p

8..'In al cloth laying device, the combina` tion of a truck having aframe pivotally connected thereto, said frame comprising transverse guide rods, a' plate carried by' said truck adjacent the pivoted end of the frame, said plate having a curved slot therein, and means carried by the said frame and located within said slot to engage the plate and hold the frame in adjusted position.

9. Cloth laying apparatus comprising a movable truck Ahaving an inclined support mounted on the top thereof and a pair of links pivotally connected to the support and having pin and lslot connection with said ytruck to enable said support to be adjusted in raised or lowered position, said support, serving as a guide for a folded pile of cloth, to keep the same from being pulled or tumbled over as the cloth is paid out. 10. A cutter attachment for a cloth laying i comprising a relatively stationary member having recesses int its upper face e and a longitudinal slot therethrough and-a relatively movable member havinga corresponding slot therethrough, and a plurality 4of pointed projections extending 'from the lower face of the relativelyv movable member to enter'saidrecesses, said pointed projections engaging a piece of" cloth to hold.the same against movement when/ a cutter knife 11. A cutter attachment.- for a cloth laying is moved'through the slots to sever the cloth. f j

member having a plurality of recesses in'itslv In testimony whereof I have signed my' uppen face and a longitudinal slot therename to this speoioat-ion in the presence of 10 though, a lsleoonll mellilnberdhaviig a o ointwo subscribing Witnesses.

ci ing slot t eret roug ,an resi ientmeans for pressing the second member toward the MOSES ISAAQS' first member to engage and hold a piece of Witnesses:

cloth between the said members when the WM. F. NICKEL,

said cloth is to be cut. PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

